Supplemental Recycling

Several shifts available

Performs cleaning, waste disposal, and reycle disposal throughout the facility as assigned.

Main Responsibilities:

• Dispose of waste and recyclable materials from teh production floor and suppirt areas
  • Dumpsters are wheeled from production floor and other areas to the trash dock
  • Cardobard and large plastic are put in proper balers, general mized waste is put in trash compactor or overflow dumpster if need
  • Larger items go in the open top.
• Operate powered forklifts during the collection of waste and recyclable materials
  • Any gaylords, drums, or cardboard pallets
• Operate plastic and cardboard balers and trash compactors for the budnling of waste materials
• Band and prepare pallets for recycling trailer
• Promptly notify Maintenance or Supervisors when equipment issues or other issues arise
• Always operate equipment in a safe manner, including following safety procedures for forklift/manual hand jacks, baler operations, compactor operation, etc.
• Loads trailers with recycling pallets properly
• Atends and completes "Blood Born Pathogens" training on a yearly basis
• Cleans out draibns on trash compactors daily, cleans outsode compactor area (including Contractor's ramp) when it is pulled, cleans, sanitizes recycle/waste roomes and areas
• Clean behind the trash compactor when the trashc compactor is switched out.
• Complete cleaning checklist on every shift
  • Organizing, sweeping, sanitizing recycling area, including outside
• Ensure salt or brine is spread in icy weather
• Work in adverse conditions
  • Weather: rain, snow, cold, heat (compactor is outside the facility)
  • Dirt/Grime: area around compactor may be very stinky and grimy, and this must be cleaned periodically
  • Wet: may get when when spraying off dumpsters
• Maintains dumpsters
  • sprays them off EVERY TIME after dropping them off at trash compactors
  • simple maintenance work (ie, tighten loose screws)
  • notifies correct people when dumpsters need additional maintenance
• Cleaning of other plant areas and other duties as assigned
• Manages swithching of trailers by calling 3rd party vendors, including completing BOLs
  • Operates Doc lock
• Follow all required safty procedures, work in a safe and productive manner
• Ensure all recyclables are delivered to their designated areas (3 trailers)
• Follow all codes and policies

Working Environment

Work is perfomred on the mantufacturing floor. Potential hazards include proximity of moving machinery, chemical exposure, noise, or heavy lifting. The position may require an indifidual to stand, stoop, move equipment; bend, reach, or lift for prolonged periods of time. PPE includes saftey glasses, hearing protection, and sanitary safety-toed footwear

• Ability to work various shorfts and various times
• Ability to learn all functions of assigned production lines in a quick fashion, as dictated by the production rate of the specific line
• Ability to frequently lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds
• Ability to worrk in cold and hot conditions
• Ability to walk continuously

Previous exerince in a production environment and/or food production or handling is preferred

Must be flexible within pattern of shoft work to accommodate factory shutdowns, training course, etc.

Must be a committed team worker with a strong sene of responsibility and good attention to detial. Effective problem-solving skills and an agile mind are essential

Experience with manufacturing in a fast-moving consumer goods company is desireable, but not essential